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Achieving Dreams

As our finalists prepare to embark on their journeys beyond university, CONNECTED shares what two of our inspirational alumni have achieved since graduating from Reading. With graduation ceremonies unfortunately...

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Sniffing Out COVID-19

Reading graduate, Heather Shute, is a volunteer with the charity Medical Detection Dogs. She tells CONNECTED about their incredible work – training dogs to identify people who are carrying COVID-19. The dairy business...

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Speeding Up Testing

Dr Sarah Needs and Dr Sophie Jegouic, biomedical engineers at Reading, share with CONNECTED how they are developing low-cost technologies to speed up tests to detect antibiotic resistance and COVID-19 antibodies. We...

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#ReadingTogether

Many of us within the Reading community and beyond are still shocked and deeply saddened by the terrible incident that occurred in Forbury Gardens on 20 June, in which three people sadly died. But Reading continues to...

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Update: Improving COVID-19 Testing

At the beginning of June the University launched its latest fundraising and volunteering campaign to improve the effectiveness of COVID-19 home testing. We would like to thank everyone who has supported this campaign so...

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A United Community

Professor Robert Van de Noort, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Reading, shares a message of mourning and solidarity following the terrible events that occurred in Forbury Gardens, in Reading town centre, on...

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This Is About All Of Us

Following the murder of George Floyd, Professor Parveen Yaqoob, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, shares with CONNECTED her own experiences of racism and encourages the University community to join her and start the conversation...

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Helping Those In Need

Amy Wood, Reading graduate and Midwife, shares with CONNECTED how despite her concerns about COVID-19, she found the strength to continue providing care to families in need. Amy works at the Royal Berkshire Hospital...

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Prioritising The Patients

When the COVID-19 outbreak began, Reading graduate Ivan Kemp knew his role as a Critical Care Pharmacist would be impacted. Despite facing many challenges, Ivan feels honoured to be part of the NHS effort. Ivan...

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Asking The Difficult Questions

As the Science Editor for ITV News, Reading graduate Tom Clarke is at the forefront of reporting on the COVID-19 pandemic. Tom tells CONNECTED why it’s so important he asks those difficult questions. Tom is co-leading...